White and Yellow Foodcorn Added Value Calculator

The default values shown below represent the four-year-average for central Illinois farms from the Illinois Farm Business Records.

To determine the added value of growing white or yellow food corn, please enter your own values into the various fields. When you click on the "Calculate" button at the bottom of the tool, the totals for all three tables will be calculated.

INCOME/RETURNS
  Regular Hybrid Corn Yellow Food Corn White Food Corn
Production bu/acre bu/acre bu/acre
Price/Bushel $ $ $
Premium:
Yellow
range = $.08 - $.12/ bushel
White
range = $.15 - $.40/ bushel
   $ $
Quality Incentives
(currently included in
above premiums.)
   $ $
$ $ $


VARIABLE/EXPENSES

  Regular Hybrid Corn Yellow Food Corn White Food Corn
Soil Fertility $ $ $
Pesticides $ $ $
Seed $ $ $
Drying $ $ $
Mchy. Rep., fuel & hire $ $ $
Storage $ $ $
Additional Transportation   $ $
Operating Interest $ $ $
Other Costs $ $ $
$ $ $


RETURN OVER VARIABLE EXPENSES

  Regular Hybrid Corn Yellow Food Corn White Food Corn
Increased Profit Potential/Acre $ $ $
Added Value   $ $